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Re:1 in 5 Seafood Samples Is Fake, Report Finds by chris_7 on Friday September 09, 2016 @05:21PM (#12466149)
To me, the idea of eating something potentially mercury-toxic like tuna or swordfish when expecting something like salmon is pretty terrifying. I stay far away from those things. That seems unlikely to happen, though.

If it's just arctic char marked as salmon, meh.

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Re:1 in 5 Seafood Samples Is Fake, Report Finds by wfunction on Friday September 09, 2016 @05:25PM (#12466171)
> To me, the idea of eating something potentially mercury-toxic like tuna or swordfish when expecting something like salmon is pretty terrifying.

Yes, that's why I very clearly said

> not everyone cares exactly what the species is

And was anyone substituting salmon with tuna in the first place? It's not like every wild substitution is being made. Like I said, the FDA is fine with some of them. Your viewpoint is just fine (and I'm with you honestly) but my point is that a lot of other people have others.

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Re:1 in 5 Seafood Samples Is Fake, Report Finds by zumu on Saturday September 10, 2016 @02:55AM (#12468039)
Escolar, which is often served in lieu of true tuna, is potentially harmful. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keriorrhea
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